Billy Vunipola does not deserve juvenile booing - but he handled it perfectly

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Vunipola turned in a man-of-the-match performance for Saracens against MunsterCredit:
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The confrontation of Billy Vunipola by a Munster fan, after Saracens had emphatically beaten the Irish side by 16 points, was but an extension of the juvenile booing the player received throughout the whole game at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday. Vunipola said that after his recent controversial Twitter posts it was something he had to deal with, but that should not be so.

As explained in this column last week, and elsewhere, Vunipola attempted to redefine an inflammatory message posted by Australia’s Israel Folau that homosexuals, among other categories of sinners, were destined for hell if they did not repent and change their ways. That attempt was unrealistic, but Vunipola clearly stopped short...